Pouring spout for receptacles



April 1934. 'r. N. GRIFFITH 1,953,854

POURING SPOUT FOR RECEPTAGLES Filed April 27, 1933 T, N Griz/i272 I v r Patented Apr. 3, 1934 UNITED STATES POURING SPOUT FOR RECEPTACLES Thomas Newell Griffith, White House Station, N. J

Application April 27, 1933, Serial No. 668,267

8 Claims.

This invention relates to pouring spouts for receptacles and pertains particularly to a pouring spout which may be removed from the receptacle to which it is attached.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a receptacle pouring spout which is designed to be shiftably or adjustably mounted upon the wall of a receptacle so that it may be readily moved to or from operative or inoperative positions.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel type of pouring spout for a receptacle, which may be transferred from one receptacle to another receptacle of the same design as the first, after the contents of the first receptacle have been used.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a pouring spout which is particularly suitable for use upon receptacles of the type in which smoking tobacco is used and which is so designed that it may be applied or attached to a newly purchased filled receptacle, without difficulty and without damaging the liner with which such receptacles are equipped. 25

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming part of thisspecification, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity withthe showing of the drawing but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing:-

Figure 1 is a view in vertical section through a metal tobacco can showing in longitudinal section thereon the pouring device embodying the present invention, the device being illustrated as in operative position;

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of the receptacle shown in Figure 1 showing the outer side of the pouring device;

Figure 3 is a view in elevation of the upper portion of the box illustrated in Figure 1 showing the lid closed and the pouring spout in inoperative position;

Figure 4 is a view in top plan of the box showing the lid open;

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantially upon the line 55 of Figure 3.

Referring now more particularly to the draw-' ing wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

the numeral 1 indicates generally a receptacle or container of the character commonly employed for marketing smoking tobacco, the same having the usual hinged lid 2.

The pouring spout embodying the present invention is shown applied to the edge of the receptacle and is indicated as a whole by the numeral 3. This device is preferably formed of a single piece of sheet metal which is bent to form the inner and outer walls and 5, respectively, which are transversely curved as shown to conform to the curvature of the receptacle wall to which the device is applied. These walls are held in the proper spaced relation by the connecting web 6 to facilitate their snugly receiving between their opposed faces the wall of the receptacle. As shown, the walls 5 and 6 are of materially greater length than width and the outer wall 5, in the particular form of the invention here illustrated, is of'nearly the same width throughout its length, the outer end being slightly wider than the inner end as illustrated in Figure 2.

The inner wall 4 has its longitudinal edges extended to form the inwardly projecting wings 7, the edges of which are in convergent relation so that the wings terminate in the points 8. These wings, when the device is in place, lie snugly against the inner faces of the front and rear walls of the receptacle and serve as guides for the spout when the latter is drawn out to the position illustrated in Figure 1.

In order to facilitate the shifting of the device upon the wall of the receptacle the outer wall 5 of the device is pressed outwardly or otherwise suitably formed to provide the rib 9 against which the thumb of the user may be pressed to shift the spout in the desired direction. By providing the inner wall 4 with the opening 10 the outpressed rib may be conveniently formed after the walls of the spout have been shaped to fit the receptacle wall. However, it will be obvious that the rib 9 may be formed before the body is bent upon itself to form the inner and outer walls and it will also be obvious that other means may be substituted for the rib 9 for eifecting the shifting of the device.

While the drawing illustrates the device as being formed'for and applied to a tobacco can, it is to be understood that this is merely illustrative of the invention and that the device may be made of the proper transverse curvature for application to walls of other receptacles having a curvature different from the tobacco can illustrated.

It will be readily seen from the foregoing that a device of the character herein described provides a more convenient method of directing the flow of the contents from the container than is obtained from the container direct. That its construction is of great simplicity, being made entirely of a single piece of material. That it can be put into use at very little expense since it can be applied to some containers without any alterations at all to the container and that it can be applied to other containers after a very minor change in their original construction has been made. It will also be apparent that it can be manufactured in quantities for sale independently of the containers but formed for application to a particular type of container as, for example, it may be manufactured in quantities for application to the tobacco container of one manufacturer who might use the device as an advertising medium by giving one with each can of tobacco as the same is purchased, After one has been received it can then be transferred from one can to another after one can has been emptied and a new one purchased.

Since the device may be made of light sheet metal it will be readily apparent that it will take up very little room and that when applied to a container such, for example, as a tobacco receptacle, the lid of the same may be closed down tightly without interference from the applied spout, after the latter has been replaced or shoved in into inoperative position. Due to the fact that it may be made of thin metal the inner wall 4 and Wings 7 may be slipped. into a tobacco can between the wall of the latter and the liner which such cans usually contain and if the manufacturer of the contents of a receptacle desires to apply one of the spouts to each receptacle this may be done without making it necessary to change the manner of applying the exterior wrapping thereof where the same may be wrapped in waxed paper or cellophane.

While the present invention has been illustrated and described as made of sheet metal, it is, of course, to be understood that the invention, is not to be limited to the use of this material as it is obvious that the same may be made of other materials such as celluloid, hard rubber, cardboard or heavy paper or the like. It is also to be understood that the device is not to be confined to use upon containers having hinged covers such as the one illustrated, for it will also be obvious that the same may be used upon sugar cartons, baking powder tins or glass receptacles.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:-

1. In a receptacle, a pouring spout having two spaced walls snugly receiving the receptacle wall therebetween and slidable throughout its length parallel to and on the receptacle wall to operative or inoperative position.

2. A pouring spout for application to a receptacle having a curved wall, comprising an elongated transversely curved body adapted to position against one face of the curved receptacle wall i for sliding movement throughout its length on the wall and longitudinally thereof, and means form.- ing an integral part of the body for holding the body against the wall whereby the body may be transferred to another receptacle having a correspondingly curved wall.

3. A pouring spout for application to a receptacle having a curved wall, comprising a pair of elongated bodies transversely curved throughout :to approximate the curvature of the wall, and

means connecting the bodies at one end and retaining them in spaced relation to slidably receive said wall therebetween throughout the length of the spout.

4. A pouring spout for application to a receptacle having a curved wall, comprising two elongated bodies each transversely curved to the same curvature as the wall, connecting means between the bodies at one end for retaining them in spaced relation to snugly slidably receive the receptacle wall, and wings integral with the sides of one of said bodies designed to position against the inner surface of the receptacle wall.

5. A pouring spout for a receptacle having a curved wall and a hinged closure, comprising an elongated member made up of two walls having the same transverse curvature the receptacle wall, connecting means between the said two walls at one end of the member for retaining the two walls in spaced relation to snugly receive the curved receptacle wall, said member when in inoperative position having the connecting means between the two walls abutting the edge of the receptacle wall over which the closure positions, and said closure when in closed position covering the connected outer ends of the said two walls.

6. A pouring spout for a receptacle having a curved wall and a hinged closure, comprising an elongated member made up of two walls having the same transverse curvature as the receptacle wall, conecting means between the said two walls at one end of the member for retaining the two walls in spaced relation to snugly receive the curved receptacle wall, said member when in inoperative position having the connecting means between the two walls abutting the edge of the receptacle wall over which the closure positions, said closure when in closed position covering the connected outer ends of the said two walls, and a rib formed upon the outer one of said two walls for facilitating the sliding of the member upon the receptacle wall.

'7 A pouring spout for a receptacle having a curved wall and a hinged closure, comprising an elongated member made up of two walls having the same transverse curvature as the receptacle wall, connecting means between the said two walls at one end of the member for retaining the two walls in spaced relation to snugly receive the curved receptacle wall, said member when. in inoperative position having the connecting means between the two walls abutting the edge of the receptacle wall over which the closure positions, said closure when in closed position covering the connected outer ends of the said two walls, and a pair of wings forming integral extensions of the side edges of the inner one of the said two walls and adapted to slidably position against the inner wall of the receptacle.

8. A pouring spout for a closure, comprising a body formed of a single piece of sheet-like material bent upon itself to form two elongated spaced walls which are connected together at one end only, said spaced walls being designed to snugly receive therebetween the wall of the receptacle at the mouth of the latter for sliding frictional engagement thereover, the said connecting portion between the walls of the body extending over the edge of the receptacle wall, and said receptacle being designed to have the closure applied thereto while the pouring spout is in position upon the wall thereof.

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